Northeast Baltimore house fire leaves 1 dead

BALTIMORE, MD—Crews responded to a house fire in northeast Baltimore overnight. At around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2025, personnel from the Baltimore City Fire Department were dispatched to the-3800 block of Ridgecroft Road (21206) for a report of a residential 2-story dwelling fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found minimal smoke and the fire extinguished. There was one reported fatality. […]

GoFundMe created following tragic Christmas morning house fire in Joppa

JOPPA, MD—A GoFundMe has been created for Courtney Butash and her son after they experienced a house fire that killed Butash’s father on Christmas morning. At just after 6:45 a.m. on December 25, 2024, firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200-block of Doncaster Road. Upon arrival, crews found the single-family home with significant fire and smoke visible. The […]

69-year-old Joppa man dies in Christmas Day house fire

UPDATE: A GoFundMe has been established for the family. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office have released additional details on a Christmas Day house fire in Joppa that left one man dead. At just after 6:45 a.m. on December 25, 2024, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire and surrounding departments responded […]

Fatal Joppa house fire leaves 1 dead

UPDATE 2: A GoFundMe has been established for the family. UPDATE: Authorities have released additional details on this fire. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a house fire in the Joppa area. The fire broke out at just before 7 a.m. on December 25, 2024 in the 200-block of Doncaster Road. Arriving units found smoke and […]

38-year-old dies in Baltimore County apartment fire

ARBUTUS, MD—A 38-year-old man died in a one-alarm Arbutus apartment fire on Wednesday morning, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Urian Bridges was found dead in a second-floor apartment in the 4400-block of Alan Drive. Firefighters responded to the apartment complex at just after 4:15 a.m. on December 11 for a reported apartment fire, authorities said. The resident called […]

House fire reported in White Marsh

WHITE MARSH, MD—Crews responded to a house fire in the White Marsh area on Saturday morning. The blaze broke out at around 10 a.m. on November 30, 2024 in the 1700-block of Hamilton Place (21162). Units arrived to find the home engulfed in flames. There has been no word on any injuries. Photo via Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company